Tom Howe (born 26 December 1977) is a British composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and musician who has worked on over 100 films and television series.^[1]

Growing up in a musical family, he was classically trained on piano, clarinet, and guitar.^[2]

After attending theUniversity of Edinburgh inScotland, he became a session musician in both classical and contemporary spheres,^[3] working with multiple bands. He began writing for TV in 2008, with music credits^[4] for theBBC productionHow The Celts Saved Britain presented byDan Snow. In 2011 he co-wrote withGary Go on the theatrical releaseLove's Kitchen. Howe developed a close working relationship with established composers and brothersHarry^[5] andRupert Gregson-Williams and then worked on multiple major TV series and movies includingWonder Woman,Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,Early Man,A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,Mulan,Ted Lasso,The People We Hate at the Wedding,Knuckles,Dog Man andReminders of Him.

Other work includes music for the television seriesThe Great British Bake Off,^[6][7]Taskmaster,Whiskey Cavalier,^[8]Paranormal Witness,^[9][10] andThe Lodge.^[11][12] After working withBill Lawrence onWhiskey Cavalier, Howe was asked to create music forTed Lasso,^[13] a newApple TV+ series, withMarcus Mumford^[14] In June 2020, Howe was made a member of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[15]

In 2018, Howe was nominated forBest Score for a Feature Film at the Film Music Festival Jerry Goldsmith Awards for his work onProfessor Marston and the Wonder Women.^[37] In 2019, he received a nomination at the46th Annie Awards fromASIFA forOutstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production, forEarly Man, shared withHarry Gregson-Williams.^[38]

Howe received two nominations at the2020 Hollywood Music In Media Awards: one forOutstanding Score—Animated Film for his work onA Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and one forOriginal Score—TV Show/Limited Series forTed Lasso.^[39] In 2020, he was awarded the 2020ASCAP Screen Music Award for Top Television Series, for his work onWhiskey Cavalier, and also the Discovery of the Year at theWorld Soundtrack Awards atFilm Fest Ghent for his work onA Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.^[40][39][41]

In 2021 Howe received anEmmy nomination forOutstanding Original Main Title Theme Music^[42] and a2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) nomination forScore - TV Show/Limited Series with Marcus Mumford for their collaboration onTed Lasso's opening title.^[43] In 2023, Howe received anEmmy nomination forOutstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song "Fought & Lost" for theTed Lasso episode "Mom City," co-written withJamie Hartman andSam Ryder.^[44]

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